Federal officials have been underestimating the number of new AIDS infections in the United States by 40 percent every year for more than a decade, researchers said Saturday. ...more

August 3, 2008

Most inhumanities start small, like the beginning of a tsunami, but then build, as they head toward inevitable and unstoppable destruction. ...more

August 2, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) -- One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. ...more

July 16, 2008

One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: Although 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, less than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do. ...more

July 16, 2008

Transplant surgeon Clive Callender has hurtful memories of being the only black doctor at medical meetings in the 1970s, met with stark silence when he pleaded for better access to transplant organs for blacks. ...more

July 11, 2008

The country's largest medical association is set to issue a formal apology today for its historic antipathy toward African American doctors, expressing regret for a litany of transgressions. ...more

July 10, 2008

Two powerful health trade groups will begin airing dueling ads this week in their fight over Medicare, hoping to influence Congress as lawmakers face pressure to reverse scheduled cuts in doctor fees. ...more

July 2, 2008

RICHMOND, Va. -- Patients who checked their blood pressure at home with a pharmacist monitoring those readings over the Internet achieved better blood-pressure control than patients getting traditional care, research shows. ...more

July 2, 2008

Some health insurance companies rate doctors on their performance. Now doctors are turning the tables. ...more

June 17, 2008

People with a family history of colon cancer carry the emotional burden of knowing they have twice the risk of developing the disease themselves. But a new study may ease some of their anxiety. Patients with a family history of colon cancer, the researchers found, are also more likely to survive it. ...more

June 4, 2008